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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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